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Diane Howard, Ph.D.
Distance Education Scholar Joins
International Board at NAAAS Conference
Feb. 16-21, 2004, the NAAAS
organization held an international conference in Houston, Texas in the U.S.
This international organization has consisted of the National Association
of African American Studies and Affiliates, the National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, the National Association of Native
American Studies and the International Association of Asian Studies
The NAAAS organization has been the only one of its kind to collaboratively
involve international scholars and higher education academics from the four major American
minority groups. NAAAS has provided international conferences and
monograms, International
Academic Scholars Programs, International
Research Forums, and the Journal of
Intercultural Disciplines. See http://www.naaas.org/.
The title of this year's conference was Harnessing the Future.... Diane Howard,
UMHB performance studies and communication professor, who has has been invited to
join the NAAAS international board of directors, addressed the topics of the equalizing,
leveling, anonymous, and disembodying aspects of communication in Cyberspace. She spoke about how these dimensions of
cyber communication have provided powerful opportunities for social justice,
enfranchisement, inclusion, and equal opportunity. Further, she presented how
skillful interactive communication techniques have overridden tendencies to diminish, dismiss, or stereotype others due to
gender, ethnicity, racial, and cultural issues. She made the case that effective
distance communication, facilitation and moderating techniques via modern e-technologies
have enhanced constructive and productive humanizing
and socializing interactions. She provided inspirational examples of
how Cyberspace has been facilitating positive global, intercultural communities.
See http://www.dianehoward.com. to view
Dr. Howard's international distance education work with organizations such as
the following:
- McGraw Hill- Autobiographical
Writing and Performing: An Introductory, Contemporary Guide to Process and Research in
Speech Performance (McGraw
Hill, 2000); Enhanced
by Technology, A Practical Guide to Distance Communication (McGraw Hill, 2002)
- WAOE (World Association of Online Education; Officer
Online Education Curriculum Committee, Online Writer, International Book Reviewer, Online
Graduate Ed. Mentor)
- NAAAS (National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates -
National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, National Association of Native
American Studies, and the International Association of Asian Studies; International Board of
Advisors, Presenter, Writer)
- PSi (Performance Studies
International, Founding Member, Presenter, Steering and Sub-Committee Work )
- TX Nafas (Multi-Cultural, Poetry
Organization, Presenter, Board of Advisors)
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